Baseball Recap: Kirtland Hornets vs. Cardinal Huskies
Kirtland put another one in the bag on Monday to keep their perfect season alive. They put the hurt on the Cardinal Huskies with a sharp 15-1 win. Kirtland might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won four games by ten runs or more this season.
Gino Blasini made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits (and only one walk). Blasini has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Blasini was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Luciano Cantini was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. Tyler Turk was another key contributor, going 1-for-2 with four RBI, a stolen base, and a run.
Kirtland pushed their record up to 9-0 with that victory, which was their sixth straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.3 runs per game. As for Cardinal, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-3.
Kirtland will have a chance to go back-to-back against Cardinal: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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